Porter and Robinson also sat out Wednesday afternoon's practice. Porter has been out with back spasms, and Robinson has been out with a hamstring problem.

Shanle has been out for five straight practices now with a left knee strain. Humphrey is dealing with a hamstring problem, while Wilkerson continues to work through knee problems.

Clint Ingram, Robert Meachem and Darren Sharper remain on the active physically-unable to perform list. Pierre Thomas made his second straight practice after injuring his left wrist Wednesday morning.

The Saints spent a large portion of their practice working on the two-minute drill.

The first, second and third-team offenses all ran through a live two-minute situation with the clock running and officials on hand. Payton said officials will be on hand the next few days leading up to the Saints' Black and Gold scrimmage Saturday afternoon.

The third team made it the farthest down the field in the two-minute drill, with quarterback Chase Daniel throwing a touchdown to tight end Jimmy Graham on the last play of the drill.

The Saints also spent a large part of practice working on special teams, including work on field goal, field goal block and punt return.